Support for mirror-frames and the like.



N. M. STONE., SUPPORT FoR MIRROR FRAMES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7. I9I6.

, Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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.. Speci.cation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. ,'16, 1918.

.Applicaticn led October 7, 1916. Serial No. 124,406.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it knownj that 1, NATHAN STONE, a citizenof theUnited States, and a Yresident of .the city ofChicago, countyofCook, and State'of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Supports for Mirror-#Frames and'V the like, of which thefollowing is aspecication My` invention relates to vimprovements in.supports for mirror'frames andthe like,

deviceof this character which will be-of ldurable, and economicallconstruction, .one which maybereadily and 'easily Iadjusted tooperative; condition or to collapsedcondition topermit of ready storageorship ment, anda furtherone which will be highly -Y Jefiicient in use.'Other'.objects 'will appear and hereinafter.

The inventionconsists inthe combinations and arranfrements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

vThe invention `will be best understood by` reference to thevaccompanying drawings forming a .part ofl this speciication, and in Fig.7, Va partially sectional. lfront elevation of still another form oftheconstrue` tion.

The :device comprises a comparatively flatv base consisting of ametallic shell which is formedof upper'and-lower parts 1 and 2.

vThe peripheral portions ofthe sections 1 and 2=are overlapped, andwithinfsaidshell is a filling of cement and sand, or other suitablecomparatively heavy plastic material. In the ,manufacture of the device,the-base parts 1 and 2 are irst 'filled with plastic ma- -ing unbalancedand .toppling' over.

terial, the same being permitted lto\. rest,4

v until the plastic material .has .thoroughly dri-ed and set. When. .thefilling .has thus driedand set the base formed .ismeXceptionallysolifland heavy which is of` particular advantagegin .that the same.adds stability to the construction, the mirror frameor other frame whichmay be supported yabove the base, beingpermitted to be adjusted to anyposition without fear of the device becom- Projecting centrall.throughfthe base is bolt 4l with which `cooperates a nut k5 ,..the.

base section 2 being counter-sunk, .as seen, to accommodate said nut.rlhe upper-,endof bolt afserves as ameans offasteningfor a,r

substantially .'U-.shaped `connecting 4 member 6, saidibolt passingcentrally through -the bight portionv of member 6, as seen,inthe severalviews. Interposed between said member 6 and the. upper sideof they baseis;

a ferrule or .washer 7,. said .'ferrule andthe member 6 beingclenched'tothe bolt t so as .to rigidly connectysaid partstogether, thus serving.asa means of holding said bolt vagainst rotation in the placing of nut5.

thereon. v

Arranged abovethe member 6 is a lsubstantiallys U-shapedv supportingmember 8 lhaving aA 4substantially rectangular proj ec- Ationror tongue9 at its lower or bight por,-y tion which fits snugly l.between thelsides: of

member 6. Said proj ection 9 and member 6 pin -10 which passes throughsaid parts, as

.clearly vshown vin Figs. 1 ,andA 2, knurled .nuts 11 threaded ontheends of said pivot Ipin Aaffording means for clamping the parts.together in orderto lock the support member 8 in positions ofpivotaladjustment. A .sleeve 12 arranged upon pivot pin 10 be; .tween ,thesides of projection 9..obviously coperates with ,the-.nuts 11 in thevclamping ofthe supporting member 8 to the member 6.

The member 8 serves as aisupportfora frame .13 ofa mirror or the like,V.which is pivotally connected at dibgammatically op- .,-posite pointsto the ends of ,f said member are pivotally connected byumeans of apivot 8 as at 14. lVith the construction set forth it will be seen thatthe frame 13 may be readily adjusted about a horizontal pivotal axisrelative to the member 8 in order to position the mirror in any positiondesired. Also the member 8 may be pivotally adjusted to facilitate suchpositioning of the mirror and if desired said member 8 may be swung allthe way down to horizontal position in order to collapse theconstruction into compact form for vconvenient storage or shipment.

The form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is the same as that as above describedexcept that projection 9 of the frame 8 is connected with the member 6by means of pivot members 15 which pivotally and slidably engage withthe elongated slots 16 formed in the sides -of member 6. Upon the sidesof projection 9 are also provided laterally projecting studs 17 adaptedfor engagement with notches 18 provided in the upper ends of the sidesof member 6. The construction is such, as will be seen, that the member8 may be pivotally adjusted by simply iirst raising the same in order todisengage the studs 17 from the Y `notches 18. Said studs thus serve asa means for holding the frame 8 in upright position, the construction,however, being capable of being` collapsed for convenient storage or.

shipment as above mentioned in connection with the forms shown in Figs.1 and 2. The construction shown in Figs. 5V and 6 is the same as thatheretofore described except f ber 8 to dislodge the depressions Q0 fromthe depressions 21.

In the form shown in Fig. 7 the interj mediate connecting member 6 isdispensed with, simplifying the construction to this extent. collapsibleas is the case with the other three forms although the frame 13 iscapable of pivotal adjustment about the points 14.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, these are capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit o-f theinvention. I, therefore do not wish to be limited to the preciseVdetails of construction set forth,

Vbut desire to avail myself of such .variations and modifications ascome within the scope of the appended claims.

This construction, however, is notv Having described my invention whatclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A frame support comprising a base; a

supporting element; an adjustable pivotal connection between saidsupporting element and said base, said connection comprising asubstantially U-.shaped member connected with said base; a connectingportion at the lower side of said supporting element engaging betweenthe sides of said U-shaped member and pivotally connected therewith; andmeans coperating with said sides of said U-shaped member for lockingsaid supporting element in positions of said pivotal adjustment,substantially as described.

2. A frame support comprising a base; a substantially U-shapedsupporting element; an adjustable pivotal connection between saidsupportingelement and said base, said connection comprising asubstantially U- shaped member connected with said base; a substantiallyrectangular projection at the bight of said supporting element fittingbetween the sides of said U-shaped member;- and a horizontally extendingpivot pin passing through and pivotally connecting said projection andsaid sides of U-shaped member, substantially as described.

3. A frame support comprising a base; a substantially U-shapedsupporting element; an adjustable pivotal connection between saidsupporting element and said base, said connection comprising asubstantially U- shaped member connected with said base; a substantiallyrectangular projection Vat the bight of said supporting elementtting'between the sides of U-shaped member; a horizontally extendingpivot pin passing through and pivotally connecting said projection vandsaid sides of said U-shaped ymember;

and means for locking said supporting element in positions of pivotaladjustment, substantially as described. Y

4. A frame support comprising a base; a supporting element; anadjustable pivotal connection between said supporting element and saidbase, said connection comprising a substantially U-shaped memberarranged above said base; a connecting element passing through andconnecting said base and the bight portion of said U-shaped member; anda pivotal connection between'said U- shaped member and the lower portionof said supporting element, substantially as described. 5. A framesupport comprising a base; a

supporting element; an adjustable pivotal connection between saidsupporting element and said base; said connection comprising asubstantially U-shaped member arranged Y above said base; a connectingelement passing through and connecting said base and the bight portionof said U-shaped member;

a ferrule arranged on said connecting ele- In testimony whereof I havesigned my ment and interposed between said U-shaped name tothisspecification in the presence of l0 lIonember and said base; alrigid connleetol1 two subscribing witnesses. y

etween said su portino` e ement anc sai U-shapecl membel and fenrrule;and a pivotal NATHAN M' STONE' connection between said U-shapecl member1Witnesses: and the lower portion of said supporting NATHANIEL WM.ALSHULER, element, substantially as described. J. W. REDERSEN.

@omen of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

